Action of Oxytocin and Related Peptides on Epididymal Adipose Tissue of the Rat
- 1 July 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Endocrinology
- Vol. 71 (1), 158-163
- https://doi.org/10.1210/endo-71-1-158
Abstract
Synthetic oxytocin and analogues of oxytocin exert an insulinlike action on the utilization of glucose by rat epididymal adipose tissue. The insulinlike action appears to be dependent upon the factors that determine the oxytocic properties of the peptides.Keywords
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